Another Proposal To Reduce Natural Gas Flaring

The Dickinson Press is reporting:

A Duluth, Minn., energy company announced Wednesday it plans to create an energy corridor that could efficiently transport oil and natural gas produced in North Dakota and reduce natural gas flaring.

ALLETE, an energy company that has a 465-mile electrical transmission line from central North Dakota to Duluth, said it plans to work with other energy companies to locate pipelines along its existing right-of-way.

ALLETE officials made the announcement from the North Dakota Capitol on Wednesday with Gov. Jack Dalrymple and members of the EmPower North Dakota Commission.

No specific projects have been proposed, but the energy corridor could accommodate several pipelines for transporting oil or natural gas, as well as wastewater and carbon sequest-ered from fossil fuel.

My understanding is that one needs to put processing plants in place before putting natural gas into pipelines that enter the "national grid." In other words, more than just a new pipeline is needed to reduce flaring, but I could be wrong.